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We're hoping for a green Christmas this year

28 November 2018

By shrinking the environmental footprint of your Christmas, you can swap festive excess for a warm holiday glow inside
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Gene-editing humans has huge potential, but caution is needed

28 November 2018

Claims of the world’s first gene-edited babies have brought the process of CRISPR gene editing into the spotlight. We shouldn’t let them derail legitimate research

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